SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Exhibit
99.1
This
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is dated
as of February __, 2010 by and among Artistry Publications, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the “Company”), and each
purchaser identified on the signature pages hereto (individually, a “Purchaser” and
collectively, the “Purchasers”).
W I T N E
S S E T H:
WHEREAS,
the Company is conducting a private offering (the “Offering”) for which
Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx, LLC (the “Placement Agent”) is
acting as placement agent and any other FINRA Member firms which the Placement
Agent may choose to engage (the “Select Dealer”),
consisting of a minimum of $4,264,000 (the “Minimum Offering”) up
to a maximum of $5,248,000 (the “Maximum Offering”) of
Units (the “Units”), each
consisting of one hundred thousand (100,000) shares of the Company’s common
stock, $0.001 par value (the Common Stock”) at a
per share purchase price of $3.28 per share (the “Share Purchase
Price”) and one Series A Warrant (as defined below) to purchase Common
Stock, pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
“Securities
Act”) and Rule 506 promulgated under Regulation D (“Regulation D”)
thereunder in accordance with the rules and regulations of the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”);
and
WHEREAS,
the Purchaser desires to purchase that number of Units set forth set forth
opposite such Purchaser’s name on such Purchaser’s signature page hereto on the
terms and conditions hereinafter set forth; and
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual representations and
covenants hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto do hereby agree as
follows:
ARTICLE
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Purchase
and Sale of Units
Section
1.1 Purchase and Sale of
Units. Upon the terms and conditions set forth herein, the
Company shall issue and sell to the Purchasers and each of the Purchasers,
severally and not jointly, shall purchase from the Company, Units (the “Units”), each
consisting of one hundred thousand (100,000) shares of the Company’s Common
Stock (the “Common
Shares”) and one Series A Warrant (as defined below) to purchase Common
Stock in the amounts set forth opposite such Purchaser’s name on such
Purchaser’s signature page hereto. Any shares of Common Stock issuable upon
exercise of the Warrants (and such shares when issued) are herein referred to as
the “Warrant
Shares”. The Common Shares and the Warrant Shares are sometimes
collectively referred to as the “Shares”.
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Section
1.2 Warrants. Upon
the following terms and conditions and for no additional consideration, for each
Unit purchased, each of the Purchasers shall be issued a Series A Warrant, in
substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Warrants”), to
purchase 50,000 shares of Common Stock pursuant to the terms of this Agreement,
as set forth opposite such Purchaser’s name on such Purchaser’s signature page
hereto. The Warrants shall expire four (4) years following the Closing Date. The
Warrants shall have an exercise price per share equal to the Warrant Price (as
defined in the Warrant).
Section
1.3 Purchase
Price. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Company
agrees to issue and sell to the Purchasers and, in consideration of and in
express reliance upon the representations, warranties, covenants, terms and
conditions of this Agreement, the Purchasers, severally but not jointly, agree
to purchase the Units for an aggregate purchase price of up to $5,264,000, or
$328,000 per Unit (the “Purchase
Price”).
Section
1.4 Offering Period and
Closing. The Securities will be offered for sale until the
earlier of (i) the closing on the Maximum Offering or (ii) February 28, 2010,
(the “Termination
Date”). The Offering is being conducted on a best-efforts
basis. The Company may hold an initial closing (“Initial Closing”) at
any time after the receipt of accepted subscriptions for the Minimum Offering
prior to the Termination Date. After the Initial Closing, subsequent
closings with respect to additional Units may take place at any time prior to
the Termination Date as determined by the Company, with respect to subscriptions
accepted prior to the Termination Date (each such closing, together with the
Initial Closing, being referred to as a “Closing”). The
last Closing of the Offering, occurring on or prior to the Termination Date,
shall be referred to as the “Final
Closing”. Any subscription documents or funds received after
the Final Closing will be returned, without interest or
deduction. The Closing of the purchase and sale of the Units to be
acquired by the Purchasers from the Company under this Agreement shall take
place at the offices of Sichenzia Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx LLP (the “Closing”) at 1:00
p.m., New York time on such date as the Purchasers and the Company may agree
upon; provided,
that all of the conditions set forth in Article IV hereof and applicable to the
Closing shall have been fulfilled or waived in accordance herewith (the “Closing
Date”).
Section
1.5 Deliveries at
Closing. Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, at the Closing the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to
each Purchaser (x) an irrevocable transfer agent instructions letter,
substantially in the Form annexed hereto as Exhibit D,
instructing the Company’s transfer agent to issue to such Purchaser the number
of Common Shares set forth opposite the name of such Purchaser on the signature
page attached hereto (the “Irrevocable Transfer Agent
Instructions”), (y) its Warrants to purchase such number of shares of
Common Stock as is set forth opposite the name of such Purchaser on the
signature page attached hereto and (z) any other documents required to be
delivered pursuant to Article IV hereof. At the Closing, each Purchaser shall
deliver its Purchase Price by wire transfer to the escrow account pursuant to
the Escrow Agreement (as hereafter defined).
Section
1.6 Share Exchange
Transaction. The parties acknowledge that prior to the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Company
will issue shares of its Common Stock to Gold Industry Limited, a company
organized in the Cayman Islands (“Gold Industry”),
pursuant to that certain Share Exchange Agreement by and among the Company, Gold
Industry and the shareholders of Gold Industry (the “Share Exchange
Agreement”), and upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated
by the Share Exchange Agreement, Chongqing Ran Ji Industry Co., Ltd., a wholly
foreign owned enterprise established under the laws of the People’s Republic of
China (“WFOE”),
a “wholly foreign owned enterprise” organized under the laws of the People’s
Republic of China (the “PRC”) and
an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Gold Industry immediately prior to the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Share Exchange Agreement,
will become an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Share Exchange
Transaction”).
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ARTICLE
II
Representations
and Warranties
Section
2.1 Representations and
Warranties of the Company. Except as set forth under the
corresponding section of the disclosure schedules delivered to the Purchasers
concurrently herewith (the “Disclosure
Schedules”), which Disclosure Schedules shall be deemed a part hereof and
shall qualify any representation or otherwise made herein to the extent of the
disclosure contained in the corresponding section of the Disclosure Schedules,
the Company hereby makes the following representations and warranties to each
Purchaser:
(a) Organization, Good Standing
and Power. The Company is a corporation duly incorporated, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has
the requisite corporate power to own, lease and operate its properties and
assets and to conduct its business as it is now being conducted. The Company
does not have any subsidiaries except as set forth in the Company’s Form 10-K
for the year ended August 31, 2009, including the accompanying financial
statements (the “Form
10-K”), in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for its fiscal quarters
ended November 30, 2009 (collectively, the “Form 10-Q”) or as set
forth in Schedule
2.1(g). Except as set forth on Schedule 2.1(a), the
Company and each such subsidiary is duly qualified in the state of its
incorporation to do business and is in good standing in every jurisdiction in
which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such
qualification necessary except for any jurisdiction(s) (alone or in the
aggregate) in which the failure to be so qualified will not have a Material
Adverse Effect (as defined in Section 2.1(c) hereof) on the Company’s financial
condition.
(b) Authorization;
Enforcement. The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority
to enter into and perform this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement in
the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Registration Rights
Agreement”), the Escrow Agreement by and among the Company, the
Purchasers and the escrow agent named therein, dated as of the date hereof,
substantially in the form of Exhibit C attached
hereto (the “Escrow
Agreement”), the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions and the Warrants
(collectively, the “Transaction
Documents”) and to issue and sell the Units, the Shares and the Warrants
in accordance with the terms hereof. The execution, delivery and performance of
the Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by it of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly and validly
authorized by all necessary corporate action, and no further consent or
authorization of the Company or its Board of Directors or stockholders is
required. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company.
The other Transaction Documents will have been duly executed and delivered by
the Company at the Closing. Each of the Transaction Documents constitutes, or
shall constitute when executed and delivered, a valid and binding obligation of
the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except
as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium, liquidation, conservatorship, receivership or
similar laws relating to, or affecting generally the enforcement of, creditor’s
rights and remedies or by other equitable principles of general
application.
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(c) Capitalization. The
authorized capital stock of the Company and the shares thereof currently issued
and outstanding as of the date hereof are set forth on Schedule 2.1(c)
hereto. All of the outstanding shares of the Common Stock have been duly and
validly authorized. Except as contemplated by the Transaction Documents or as
set forth on Schedule
2.1(c) hereto, no shares of Common Stock are entitled to preemptive
rights or registration rights and there are no outstanding options, warrants,
scrip, rights to subscribe to, call or commitments of any character whatsoever
relating to, or securities or rights convertible into, any shares of capital
stock of the Company. Except as contemplated by the Transaction Documents, there
are no contracts, commitments, understandings, or arrangements by which the
Company is or may become bound to issue additional shares of the capital stock
of the Company or options, securities or rights convertible into shares of
capital stock of the Company. Except as contemplated by the Transaction
Documents or as set forth on Schedule 2.1(c)
hereto, the Company is not a party to any agreement granting registration or
anti-dilution rights to any person with respect to any of its equity or debt
securities. The Company is not a party to, and it has no knowledge of, any
agreement restricting the voting or transfer of any shares of the capital stock
of the Company. The offer and sale of all capital stock, convertible securities,
rights, warrants, or options of the Company issued prior to the Closing complied
with all applicable Federal and state securities laws, and no stockholder has a
right of rescission or claim for damages with respect thereto which would have a
Material Adverse Effect (as defined below). The Company has furnished or made
available to the Purchasers true and correct copies of the Company’s Articles of
Incorporation as in effect on the date hereof (the “Articles”), and the
Company’s Bylaws as in effect on the date hereof (the “Bylaws”). For the
purposes of this Agreement, “Material Adverse
Effect” means any material adverse effect on the business, operations,
properties, or financial condition of the Company and its subsidiaries and/or
any condition, circumstance, or situation that would prohibit or otherwise
materially interfere with the ability of the Company to perform any of its
obligations under this Agreement in any material respect.
(d) Issuance of Shares.
The Units, the Common Shares and the Warrants to be issued at the Closing have
been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and the Common Shares,
when paid for or issued in accordance with the terms hereof, shall be validly
issued and outstanding, fully paid and nonassessable. When the Warrant Shares
are issued in accordance with the terms of the Warrants, such shares will be
duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and validly issued and
outstanding, fully paid and nonassessable, and the holders shall be entitled to
all rights accorded to a holder of Common Stock.
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(e) No Conflicts. The
execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company
and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated herein and
therein do not and will not (i) violate any provision of the Company’s Articles
or Bylaws, (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event which with
notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others
any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any
agreement, mortgage, deed of trust, indenture, note, bond, license, lease
agreement, instrument or obligation to which the Company is a party or by which
it or its properties or assets are bound, (iii) create or impose a lien,
mortgage, security interest, charge or encumbrance of any nature on any property
of the Company under any agreement or any commitment to which the Company is a
party or by which the Company is bound or by which any of its respective
properties or assets are bound, or (iv) result in a violation of any federal,
state, local or foreign statute, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree
(including Federal and state securities laws and regulations) applicable to the
Company or any of its subsidiaries or by which any property or asset of the
Company or any of its subsidiaries are bound or affected, except, in all cases
other than violations pursuant to clauses (i) and (iv) above, for such
conflicts, defaults, terminations, amendments, accelerations, cancellations and
violations as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material
Adverse Effect. The business of the Company and its subsidiaries is
not being conducted in violation of any laws, ordinances or regulations of any
governmental entity, except for possible violations which singularly or in the
aggregate do not and will not have a Material Adverse Effect. The
Company is not required under Federal, state or local law, rule or regulation to
obtain any consent, authorization or order of, or make any filing or
registration with, any court or governmental agency in order for it to execute,
deliver or perform any of its obligations under the Transaction Documents, or
issue and sell the Common Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares in
accordance with the terms hereof or thereof (other than (x) any consent,
authorization or order that has been obtained as of the date hereof, (y) any
filing or registration that has been made as of the date hereof or (z) any
filings which may be required to be made by the Company with the Commission or
state securities administrators subsequent to the Closing; provided, that, for
purposes of the representation made in this sentence, the Company is assuming
and relying upon the accuracy of the relevant representations and agreements of
the Purchasers herein.
(f) Commission Documents,
Financial Statements. The Company has filed all reports, schedules,
forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by it with the
Commission pursuant to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”,
including material filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act
(all of the foregoing including filings incorporated by reference therein being
referred to herein as the “Commission
Documents”). At the request of such Purchaser, the Company has delivered
or made available to each of the Purchasers true and complete copies of the
Commission Documents. The Company has not provided to the Purchasers any
material non-public information or other information which, according to
applicable law, rule or regulation, was required to have been disclosed publicly
by the Company but which has not been so disclosed, other than with respect to
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. At the times of their
respective filings, the Form 10-K and the Form 10-Q and the current report on
Form 8-K that is required to be and shall be filed by the Company within four
business days after the Closing Date to disclose the transactions contemplated
hereby and under the other Transaction Documents and the transactions
contemplated by the Share Exchange Agreement and the Restructuring Agreements
(as defined in Section 2.1(gg) hereof) (the “Form 8-K”), complied
and, in the case of the Form 8-K, will comply in all material respects with the
requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission
promulgated thereunder and other federal, state and local laws, rules and
regulations applicable to such documents, and, as of their respective dates,
neither the Form 10-K nor the Form 10-Q contained or, in the case of the Form
8-K, contain any untrue statement of
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a
material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The financial
statements of the Company included in the Commission Documents comply as to form
in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the
published rules and regulations of the Commission or other applicable rules and
regulations with respect thereto. Such financial statements have been prepared
in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles
(“GAAP”)
applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except (i) as may be
otherwise indicated in such financial statements or the notes thereto or (ii) in
the case of unaudited interim statements, to the extent they may not include
footnotes or may be condensed or summary statements), and fairly present in all
material respects the financial position of the Company and its subsidiaries as
of the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the
periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal
year-end audit adjustments). The financial statements of Gold
Industry to be included in the Form 8-K (“Gold Industry Financial
Statements”) comply in all material respects with applicable accounting
requirements and the rules and regulations of the Commission with respect
thereto as in effect at the time of filing. The Gold Industry
Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a
consistent basis during the periods involved and fairly present in all material
respects, the financial conditions and results of Gold Industry and its
subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash
flows for the periods then ended.
(g) Subsidiaries. Schedule 2.1(g)
hereto sets forth each subsidiary of the Company, showing the jurisdiction of
its incorporation or organization and showing the percentage of each person’s
ownership. For the purposes of this Agreement, “subsidiary” shall
mean any corporation or other entity of which at least a majority of the
securities or other ownership interest having ordinary voting power (absolutely
or contingently) for the election of directors or other persons performing
similar functions are at the time owned directly or indirectly by the Company
and/or any of its other subsidiaries. All of the outstanding shares of capital
stock of each subsidiary have been duly authorized and validly issued, and are
fully paid and nonassessable. Other than as contemplated by the Transaction
Documents, there are no outstanding preemptive, conversion or other rights,
options, warrants or agreements granted or issued by or binding upon any
subsidiary for the purchase or acquisition of any shares of capital stock of any
subsidiary or any other securities convertible into, exchangeable for or
evidencing the rights to subscribe for any shares of such capital stock. Other
than as contemplated by the Transaction Documents, neither the Company nor any
subsidiary is subject to any obligation (contingent or otherwise) to repurchase
or otherwise acquire or retire any shares of the capital stock of any subsidiary
or any convertible securities, rights, warrants or options of the type described
in the preceding sentence. Neither the Company nor any subsidiary is party to,
nor has any knowledge of, any agreement restricting the voting or transfer of
any shares of the capital stock of any subsidiary, with the exception of the
Restructuring Agreements (as defined in Section 2.1(gg)(i) below).
(h) No Material Adverse
Effect. Other than as disclosed in the Company’s Commission Documents,
since August 31, 2009, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has
experienced or suffered any Material Adverse Effect.
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(i) No Undisclosed
Liabilities. Except as disclosed in the Form 10-K, the Form 10-Q and the
Form 8-K, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has any liabilities,
obligations, claims or losses (whether liquidated or unliquidated, secured or
unsecured, absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise) other than those incurred
in the ordinary course of the Company’s or its subsidiaries respective
businesses since August 31, 2009 and which, individually or in the aggregate, do
not or would not have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company or its
subsidiaries.
(j) No Undisclosed Events or
Circumstances. To the Company’s knowledge, no event or circumstance has
occurred or exists with respect to the Company or its subsidiaries or their
respective businesses, properties, prospects, operations or financial condition,
which, under applicable law, rule or regulation, requires public disclosure or
announcement by the Company but which has not been so publicly announced or
disclosed.
(k) Indebtedness. As of
their respective dates, the Form 10-K, Form 10-Q and the Form 8-K set forth all
outstanding secured and unsecured Indebtedness of the Company or any subsidiary,
or for which the Company or any subsidiary has commitments. For the purposes of
this Agreement, “Indebtedness” shall
mean (a) any liabilities for borrowed money or amounts owed in excess of $50,000
(other than trade accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business),
(b) all guaranties, endorsements and other contingent obligations in respect of
Indebtedness of others, whether or not the same are or should be reflected in
the Company’s balance sheet (or the notes thereto), except guaranties by
endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection or similar
transactions in the ordinary course of business; and (c) the present value of
any lease payments in excess of $25,000 due under leases required to be
capitalized in accordance with GAAP. Except as set forth in
Schedule
2.1(k), neither the Company nor any subsidiary is in default with respect
to any Indebtedness.
(l) Title to Assets. Each
of the Company and the subsidiaries has good and marketable title to all of its
real and personal property reflected in the Form 10-K, the Form 10-Q and the
Form 8-K free and clear of any mortgages, pledges, charges, liens, security
interests or other encumbrances, all properties and assets (i) purportedly owned
or used by them as reflected in the Form 10-K, Form 10-Q, and the Form 8-K, as
of their respective dates or (ii) necessary for the conduct of their business as
currently conducted except for those disclosed in the Form 10-K, Form 10-Q and
the Form 8-K. All leases of the Company and each of its subsidiaries are valid
and subsisting and in full force and effect.
(m) Actions Pending.
There is no action, suit, claim, investigation, arbitration, alternate dispute
resolution proceeding or any other proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of
the Company, threatened against the Company or any subsidiary which questions
the validity of this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents or the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or any action taken or to be taken
pursuant hereto or thereto. There is no action, suit, claim, investigation,
arbitration, alternate dispute resolution proceeding or any other proceeding
pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, against or involving
the Company, any subsidiary or any of their respective properties or assets.
There are no outstanding orders, judgments, injunctions, awards or decrees of
any court, arbitrator or governmental or regulatory body against the Company or
any subsidiary or any executive officers or directors of the Company or
subsidiary in their capacities as such.
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(n) Compliance with Law.
The business of the Company and the subsidiaries has been and is presently being
conducted in material compliance with all applicable federal, state and local
governmental laws, rules, regulations and ordinances. The Company and each of
its subsidiaries have all franchises, permits, licenses, consents and other
governmental or regulatory authorizations and approvals necessary for the
conduct of its business in all material respects as now being conducted by it
unless the failure to possess such franchises, permits, licenses, consents and
other governmental or regulatory authorizations and approvals, individually or
in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(o) Taxes. The Company
and each of the subsidiaries has accurately prepared and filed all federal,
state and other tax returns required by law to be filed by it, has paid or made
provisions for the payment of all taxes shown to be due and all additional
assessments, and adequate provisions have been and are reflected in the
financial statements of the Company and the subsidiaries for all current taxes
and other charges to which the Company or any subsidiary is subject and which
are not currently due and payable. None of the federal income tax returns of the
Company or any subsidiary have been audited by the Internal Revenue Service. The
Company has no knowledge of any additional assessments, adjustments or
contingent tax liability (whether federal or state) of any nature whatsoever,
whether pending or threatened against the Company or any subsidiary for any
period, nor of any basis for any such assessment, adjustment or
contingency.
(p) Certain Fees. Except
as set forth on Schedule 2.1(p)
hereto, no brokers, finders or financial advisory fees or commissions will be
payable by the Company or any subsidiary or any Purchaser with respect to the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction
Documents.
(q) Disclosure. Except as
set forth in Schedule
2.1(q), neither this Agreement nor the Schedules hereto nor any other
documents, certificates or instruments furnished to the Purchasers by or on
behalf of the Company or any subsidiary in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement contain any untrue statement of a material fact
or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made
herein or therein, taken as a whole and in the light of the circumstances under
which they were made herein or therein, not false or misleading.
(r) Operation of
Business. The Company and each of the subsidiaries owns or possesses all
patents, trademarks, domain names (whether or not registered) and any patentable
improvements or copyrightable derivative works thereof, websites and
intellectual property rights relating thereto, service marks, trade names,
copyrights, licenses and authorizations, and all rights with respect to the
foregoing, which are necessary for the conduct of its business as now conducted
without any conflict with the rights of others, except where the failure to so
own or possess would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(s) Environmental
Compliance. Since their inception, neither the
Company, nor any of its subsidiaries have
been, in violation of any applicable law relating to
the environment or occupational health and
safety, where such violation would have a
material adverse effect on the business or
financial condition of any of the Company and its
Subsidiaries. Each of Company and its Subsidiaries has operated all
facilities and properties owned, leased or operated by it in material compliance
with the Environmental Laws. “Environmental Laws”
shall mean all applicable laws relating to the protection of the environment
including, without limitation, all requirements pertaining to reporting,
licensing, permitting, controlling, investigating or remediating emissions,
discharges, releases or threatened releases of hazardous substances, chemical
substances, pollutants, contaminants or toxic substances, materials or wastes,
whether solid, liquid or gaseous in nature, into the air, surface water,
groundwater or land, or relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution,
use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of hazardous
substances, chemical substances, pollutants, contaminants or toxic substances,
material or wastes, whether solid, liquid or gaseous in nature. The Company has
all necessary governmental approvals required under all Environmental Laws and
used in its business or in the business of any of its subsidiaries. The Company
and each of its subsidiaries are also in compliance with all other limitations,
restrictions, conditions, standards, requirements, schedules and timetables
required or imposed under all Environmental Laws. There are no past or present
events, conditions, circumstances, incidents, actions or omissions relating to
or in any way affecting the Company or its subsidiaries that violate or may
violate any Environmental Law after the Closing Date or that may give rise to
any environmental liability, or otherwise form the basis of any claim, action,
demand, suit, proceeding, hearing, study or investigation (i) under any
Environmental Law, or (ii) based on or related to the manufacture, processing,
distribution, use, treatment, storage (including without limitation underground
storage tanks), disposal, transport or handling, or the emission, discharge,
release or threatened release of any hazardous substance.
(t) Books and Record Internal
Accounting Controls. Except as otherwise disclosed in the Form 10-K, the
Form 10-Q, or the Form 8-K, the books and records of the Company and its
subsidiaries accurately reflect in all material respects the information
relating to the business of the Company and the subsidiaries, the location and
collection of their assets, and the nature of all transactions giving rise to
the obligations or accounts receivable of the Company or any subsidiary. The
Company and each of its subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting
controls sufficient, in the judgment of the Company, to provide reasonable
assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s
general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary
to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to
maintain asset accountability, (iii) access to assets is permitted only in
accordance with management’s general or specific authorization and (iv) the
recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at
reasonable intervals and appropriate actions are taken with respect to any
differences.
(u) Material Agreements.
Neither the Company nor any subsidiary is a party to any written or oral
contract, instrument, agreement, commitment, obligation, plan or arrangement, a
copy of which would be required to be filed with the Commission as an exhibit to
a registration statement on Form S-1 (collectively, the “Material Agreements”)
if the Company or any subsidiary were registering securities under the
Securities Act. The Company and each of its subsidiaries has in all
material respects performed all the obligations required to be performed by them
to date under the foregoing agreements, have received no notice of default and
are not in default under any Material Agreement now in effect the result of
which would cause a Material Adverse Effect. Except as restricted under
applicable laws and regulations, the incorporation documents, certificates of
designations or the Transaction Documents, no written or oral contract,
instrument, agreement, commitment, obligation, plan or arrangement of the
Company or of any subsidiary limits or shall limit the payment of dividends on
the Company’s Common Stock.
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(v) Transactions with
Affiliates. Except as set forth in the Commission Documents, the
Transaction Documents or the Restructuring Agreements (as defined in Section
2.1(gg)(i) below) there are no loans, leases, agreements, contracts, royalty
agreements, management contracts or arrangements or other continuing
transactions between (a) the Company or any subsidiary on the one hand, and (b)
on the other hand, any officer, employee, consultant or director of the Company,
or any of its subsidiaries, or any person owning any capital stock of the
Company or any subsidiary or any member of the immediate family of such officer,
employee, consultant, director or stockholder or any corporation or other entity
controlled by such officer, employee, consultant, director or stockholder, or a
member of the immediate family of such officer, employee, consultant, director
or stockholder.
(w) Securities Act of
1933. Assuming the accuracy of the representations of the Purchasers set
forth in Section 2.2 (d)-(h) hereof, the Company has complied and will comply
with all applicable federal and state securities laws in connection with the
offer, issuance and sale of the Shares and the Warrants hereunder. Neither the
Company nor anyone acting on its behalf, directly or indirectly, has or will
sell, offer to sell or solicit offers to buy any of the Units, the Shares, the
Warrants or similar securities to, or solicit offers with respect thereto from,
or enter into any preliminary conversations or negotiations relating thereto
with, any person, or has taken or will take any action so as to bring the
issuance and sale of any of the Units, the Shares and the Warrants in violation
of the registration provisions of the Securities Act and applicable state
securities laws, and neither the Company nor any of its affiliates, nor any
person acting on its or their behalf, has engaged in any form of general
solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D under
the Securities Act) in connection with the offer or sale of any of the Units,
the Shares and the Warrants.
(x) Governmental
Approvals. Except for the filing of any notice prior or subsequent to the
Closing Date that may be required under applicable state and/or Federal
securities laws (which if required, shall be filed on a timely basis), including
the filing of a Form D and a registration statement or statements pursuant to
the Registration Rights Agreement, no authorization, consent, approval, license,
exemption of, filing or registration with any court or governmental department,
commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, is or
will be necessary for, or in connection with, the execution or delivery of the
Units, the Common Shares and the Warrants, or for the performance by the Company
of its obligations under the Transaction Documents.
(y) Employees. Except as
disclosed in the Commission Documents or the Form 8-K, neither the Company nor
any subsidiary has any collective bargaining arrangements or agreements covering
any of its employees. Except as disclosed in the Commission Documents or the
Form 8-K, neither the Company nor any subsidiary has any employment contract,
agreement regarding proprietary information, non-competition agreement,
non-solicitation agreement, confidentiality agreement, or any other similar
contract or restrictive covenant, relating to the right of any officer, employee
or consultant to be employed or engaged by the Company or such subsidiary
required to be disclosed in the Commission Documents on the Form 8-K that is not
so disclosed. Since August 31, 2009, no officer, consultant or key employee of
the Company or any subsidiary whose termination, either individually or in the
aggregate, would have a Material Adverse Effect, has terminated or, to the
knowledge of the Company, has any present intention of terminating his or her
employment or engagement with the Company or any subsidiary.
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(z) Absence of Certain
Developments. Since August 31, 2009, neither the Company nor any
subsidiary has:
(i) issued
any stock, bonds or other corporate securities or any rights, options or
warrants with respect thereto;
(ii) borrowed
any amount or incurred or become subject to any liabilities (absolute or
contingent) except current liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of
business which are comparable in nature and amount to the current liabilities
incurred in the ordinary course of business during the comparable portion of its
prior fiscal year, as adjusted to reflect the current nature and volume of the
Company’s or such subsidiary’s business;
(iii) discharged
or satisfied any lien or encumbrance or paid any obligation or liability
(absolute or contingent), other than current liabilities paid in the ordinary
course of business;
(iv) declared
or made any payment or distribution of cash or other property to stockholders
with respect to its stock, or purchased or redeemed, or made any agreements so
to purchase or redeem, any shares of its capital stock;
(v) sold,
assigned or transferred any other tangible assets, or canceled any debts or
claims, except in the ordinary course of business;
(vi) sold,
assigned or transferred any patent rights, trademarks, trade names, copyrights,
trade secrets or other intangible assets or intellectual property rights, or
disclosed any proprietary confidential information to any person except to
customers in the ordinary course of business or to the Purchasers or their
representatives;
(vii) suffered
any substantial losses or waived any rights of material value, whether or not in
the ordinary course of business, or suffered the loss of any material amount of
prospective business;
(viii) made any
changes in employee compensation except in the ordinary course of business and
consistent with past practices;
(ix) made
capital expenditures or commitments therefor that aggregate in excess of
$50,000;
(x) entered
into any other transaction other than in the ordinary course of business, or
entered into any other material transaction, whether or not in the ordinary
course of business;
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(xi) made
charitable contributions or pledges in excess of $10,000;
(xii) suffered
any material damage, destruction or casualty loss, whether or not covered by
insurance;
(xiii) experienced
any material problems with labor or management in connection with the terms and
conditions of their employment;
(xiv) effected
any two or more events of the foregoing kind which in the aggregate would be
material to the Company or its subsidiaries; or
(xv) entered
into an agreement, written or otherwise, to take any of the foregoing
actions.
(aa) Public Utility Holding
Company Act and Investment Company Act Status. The Company is not a
“holding company” or a “public utility company” as such terms are defined in the
Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended. The Company is not, and
as a result of and immediately upon the Closing will not be, an “investment
company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company,” within the
meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(bb) ERISA. No liability
to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation has been incurred with respect to
any Plan (as defined below) by the Company or any of its subsidiaries which is
or would be materially adverse to the Company and its subsidiaries. The
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and
the issuance and sale of the Units, the Common Shares and the Warrants will not
involve any transaction which is subject to the prohibitions of Section 406 of
ERISA or in connection with which a tax could be imposed pursuant to Section
4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, provided, that, if any of
the Purchasers, or any person or entity that owns a beneficial interest in any
of the Purchasers, is an “employee pension benefit plan” (within the meaning of
Section 3(2) of ERISA) with respect to which the Company is a “party in
interest” (within the meaning of Section 3(14) of ERISA), the requirements of
Sections 407(d)(5) and 408(e) of ERISA, if applicable, are met. As used in this
Section 2.1(ac), the term “Plan” shall mean an
“employee pension benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3 of ERISA) which is or
has been established or maintained, or to which contributions are or have been
made, by the Company or any subsidiary or by any trade or business, whether or
not incorporated, which, together with the Company or any subsidiary, is under
common control, as described in Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code.
(cc) Dilutive Effect. The
Company understands and acknowledges that it has an obligation to issue the
Warrant Shares upon the exercise of the Warrants in accordance with this
Agreement and the Warrants regardless of the dilutive effect that such issuance
may have on the ownership interest of other stockholders of the
Company.
(dd) No Integrated
Offering. Neither the Company, nor any of its affiliates, nor any person
acting on its or their behalf, has directly or indirectly made any offers or
sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security under
circumstances that would cause the offering of the Shares pursuant to this
Agreement to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of
the Securities Act which would prevent the Company from selling the Shares
pursuant to Rule 506 under the Securities Act, or any applicable
exchange-related stockholder approval provisions, nor will the Company or any of
its affiliates or subsidiaries take any action or steps that would cause the
offering of the Shares to be integrated with other offerings. The Company does
not have any registration statement pending before the Commission or currently
under the Commission’s review and since January 1, 2009, except as contemplated
under the Transaction Documents, the Company has not offered or sold any of its
equity securities or debt securities convertible into shares of Common
Stock.
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(ee) Independent Nature of
Purchasers. The Company acknowledges that the obligations of each
Purchaser under the Transaction Documents are several and not joint with the
obligations of any other Purchaser, and no Purchaser shall be responsible in any
way for the performance of the obligations of any other Purchaser under the
Transaction Documents. The Company acknowledges that the decision of each
Purchaser to purchase securities pursuant to this Agreement has been made by
such Purchaser independently of any other purchase and independently of any
information, materials, statements or opinions as to the business, affairs,
operations, assets, properties, liabilities, results of operations, condition
(financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Company or of its Subsidiaries
which may have made or given by any other Purchaser or by any agent or employee
of any other Purchaser, and no Purchaser or any of its agents or employees shall
have any liability to any Purchaser (or any other person) relating to or arising
from any such information, materials, statements or opinions. The Company
acknowledges that nothing contained herein, or in any Transaction Document, and
no action taken by any Purchaser pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed to
constitute the Purchasers as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or
any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Purchasers are in any
way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the
transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. The Company acknowledges
that each Purchaser shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its
rights, including without limitation, the rights arising out of this Agreement
or out of the other Transaction Documents, and it shall not be necessary for any
other Purchaser to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such
purpose. The Company acknowledges that for reasons of administrative convenience
only, the Transaction Documents have been prepared by counsel for one of the
Purchasers and such counsel does not represent all of the Purchasers but only
such Purchaser and the other Purchasers have retained their own individual
counsel with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby. The
Company acknowledges that it has elected to provide all Purchasers with the same
terms and Transaction Documents for the convenience of the Company and not
because it was required or requested to do so by the Purchasers.
(ff) Transfer Agent. The
name, address, telephone number, fax number, contact person and email address of
the Company’s current transfer agent is set forth on Schedule 2.1(ff)
hereto.
(gg) WFOE. Subject
to the consummation of the Share Exchange Transaction, the Company represents on
behalf of WFOE, and, upon consummation of the Share Exchange Transaction, an
indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company:
(i) that WFOE
has the legal right, power and authority (corporate and other) to enter into and
perform its obligations under each of agreements as set forth on Schedule 2.1(gg)
(collectively, the “Restructuring
Agreements”) to which it is a party and has taken all necessary corporate
action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of, and has
authorized, executed and delivered, each of the Restructuring Agreements to
which it is a party; and each of the Restructuring Agreements to which WFOE is a
party constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of WFOE, enforceable in
accordance with its terms, subject, as to enforceability, to bankruptcy,
insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of
general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general
equity principles.
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(ii) that WFOE
does not own or lease properties or conduct any business outside of the PRC and
that WFOE does not need to be duly qualified as a foreign corporation for the
transaction of business under the laws of any jurisdiction in which it is not
now so qualified.
(iii) that the
execution and delivery by WFOE of, and the performance by WFOE of its
obligations under, each of the Restructuring Agreements to which it is a party
and the consummation by WFOE of the transactions contemplated therein will not:
(A) conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or
provisions of, or constitute a default under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of
trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which WFOE is a party
or by which WFOE is bound or to which any of the properties or assets of WFOE is
subject; (B) result in any violation of the provisions of the articles of
association or business license of WFOE; and (C) will not result in any
violation of any laws, regulations, rules, orders, decrees, guidelines or
notices of the PRC, except that, with respect to (A) and (C), such conflict,
breach or violation would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect on WFOE.
(iv) that each
of the Restructuring Agreements is in proper and enforceable legal form under
the laws of the PRC and to ensure the legality, validity, enforceability or
admissibility in evidence of each of the Restructuring Agreements in the PRC, it
is not necessary that any such document be filed or recorded with any court or
other authority in the PRC or that any stamp or similar tax be paid on or in
respect of any of the Restructuring Agreements, except as set forth on Schedule
2.1(gg)(iv).
(hh) PFIC. None
of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or intends to become a “passive
foreign investment company” within the meaning of Section 1297 of the U.S.
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(ii) OFAC. None of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any
director, officer, agent, employee, Affiliate or Person acting on behalf of any
of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, is currently subject to any U.S.
sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S.
Treasury Department (“OFAC”); and the
Company will not directly or indirectly use the proceeds of the sale of the
Purchased Shares and Warrants, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available
such proceeds to any Subsidiary of the Company, joint venture partner or other
Person or entity, towards any sales or operations in Cuba, Iran, Syria, Sudan,
Myanmar or any other country sanctioned by OFAC or for the purpose of financing
the activities of any Person currently subject to any U.S. sanctions
administered by OFAC.
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(jj) Foreign Corrupt
Practices. Neither the Company, nor to the knowledge of the
Company, any agent or other Person acting on behalf of the Company, has (i)
directly or indirectly, used any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts,
entertainment or other unlawful expenses related to foreign or domestic
political activity, (ii) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic
government officials or employees or to any foreign or domestic political
parties or campaigns from corporate funds, (iii) failed to disclose fully any
contribution made by the Company (or made by any Person acting on its behalf of
which the Company is aware) which is in violation of law, or (iv)
violated in any material respect any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices
Act of 1977, as amended.
(kk) Correctness of
Representations. The Company represents that the foregoing
representations and warranties are true and correct as of the date hereof in all
material respects, and, unless the Company otherwise notifies the Purchasers
prior to the Closing Date, shall be true and correct in all material respects as
of the Closing Date.
Section
2.2 Representations and
Warranties of the Purchasers. Each Purchaser hereby makes the
following representations and warranties to the Company as of the date hereof
and Closing Date, with respect solely to itself and not with respect to any
other Purchaser:
(a) Organization and Good
Standing of the Purchasers. If the Purchaser is an entity, such Purchaser
is a corporation, partnership or limited liability company duly incorporated or
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization.
(b) Authorization and
Power. Each Purchaser has the requisite power and authority to enter into
and perform this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents to which
such Purchaser is a party and to purchase the Common Shares and Warrants being
sold to it hereunder. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement
and each of the other Transaction Documents to which such Purchaser is a party
by such Purchaser and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or
partnership action, and no further consent or authorization of such Purchaser or
its Board of Directors, stockholders, or partners, as the case may be, is
required. This Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents to which
such Purchaser is a party has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by
such Purchaser and constitutes, or shall constitute when executed and delivered,
a valid and binding obligation of such Purchaser enforceable against such
Purchaser in accordance with the terms thereof.
(c) No Conflicts. The
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and each of the other
Transaction Documents to which such Purchaser is a party and the consummation by
such Purchaser of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby or relating
hereto do not and will not (i) result in a violation of such Purchaser’s charter
documents, bylaws, operating agreement, partnership agreement or other
organizational documents or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an
event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under,
or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or
cancellation of any agreement, indenture or instrument or obligation to which
such Purchaser is a party or by which its properties or assets are bound, or
result in a violation of any law, rule, or regulation, or any order, judgment or
decree of any court or governmental agency applicable to such Purchaser or its
properties (except for such conflicts, defaults and violations as would not,
individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on such
Purchaser). Such Purchaser is not required to obtain any consent, authorization
or order of, or make any filing or registration with, any court or governmental
agency in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations
under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document to which such Purchaser
is a party or to purchase the Common Shares or acquire the Warrants in
accordance with the terms hereof, provided, that for purposes of the
representation made in this sentence, such Purchaser is assuming and relying
upon the accuracy of the relevant representations and agreements of the Company
herein.
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(d) Acquisition for
Investment. Each Purchaser is acquiring the Units, and the underlying
Common Shares and the Warrants solely for its own account for the purpose of
investment and not with a view to or for sale in connection with distribution.
Each Purchaser does not have a present intention to sell the Common Shares or
the Warrants, nor a present arrangement (whether or not legally binding) or
intention to effect any distribution of the Shares or the Warrants to or through
any person or entity; provided, however, that by
making the representations herein and subject to Section 2.2(h) below, such
Purchaser does not agree to hold the Shares or the Warrants for any minimum or
other specific term and reserves the right to dispose of the Shares or the
Warrants at any time in accordance with Federal and state securities laws
applicable to such disposition. Each Purchaser acknowledges that it is able to
bear the financial risks associated with an investment in the Shares and the
Warrants and that it has been given full access to such records of the Company
and the subsidiaries and to the officers of the Company and the subsidiaries and
received such information as it has deemed necessary or appropriate to conduct
its due diligence investigation and has sufficient knowledge and experience in
investing in companies similar to the Company in terms of the Company’s stage of
development so as to be able to evaluate the risks and merits of its investment
in the Company. Each Purchaser further acknowledges that such
Purchaser understands the risks of investing in companies domiciled and/or which
operate primarily in the People’s Republic of China and that the purchase of the
Shares and Warrants involves substantial risks.
(e) Status of Purchasers.
Each Purchaser is an “accredited investor” as defined in Regulation D
promulgated under the Securities Act. Such Purchaser is not required to be
registered as a broker-dealer under Section 15 of the Exchange Act and such
Purchaser is not a broker-dealer, nor an affiliate of a
broker-dealer.
(f) Opportunities for Additional
Information. Each Purchaser acknowledges that such Purchaser has had the
opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from, or obtain additional
information from, the executive officers of the Company concerning the financial
and other affairs of the Company. In making the decision to invest in
the Company and its business, each Purchaser hereby acknowledges that such
Purchaser has relied solely upon the [Cayman Company] Financial Statements, the
Draft Form 8-K (defined in Section 4.2(v) hereto) and other written information
provided to such Purchaser by the Company and [Cayman Company].
(g) No General
Solicitation. Each Purchaser acknowledges that the Units were not offered
to such Purchaser by means of any form of general or public solicitation or
general advertising, or publicly disseminated advertisements or sales
literature, including (i) any advertisement, article, notice or other
communication published in any newspaper, magazine, or similar media, or
broadcast over television or radio, or (ii) any seminar or meeting to which such
Purchaser was invited by any of the foregoing means of
communications.
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(h) Rule 144. Such
Purchaser understands that the Shares must be held indefinitely unless such
Shares are registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from registration
is available. Such Purchaser acknowledges that such Purchaser is familiar with
Rule 144 of the rules and regulations of the Commission, as amended, promulgated
pursuant to the Securities Act (“Rule 144”), and that
such person has been advised that Rule 144 permits resales only under certain
circumstances. Such Purchaser understands that to the extent that Rule 144 is
not available, such Purchaser will be unable to sell any Shares without either
registration under the Securities Act or the existence of another exemption from
such registration requirement.
(i) General. Such
Purchaser understands that the Shares are being offered and sold in reliance on
a transactional exemption from the registration requirement of Federal and state
securities laws and the Company is relying upon the truth and accuracy of the
representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of
such Purchaser set forth herein in order to determine the applicability of such
exemptions and the suitability of such Purchaser to acquire the
Shares.
(j) Independent
Investment. Except as may be disclosed in any filings with the Commission
by the Purchasers under Section 13 and/or Section 16 of the Exchange Act, no
Purchaser has agreed to act with any other Purchaser for the purpose of
acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of the Shares purchased hereunder for
purposes of Section 13(d) under the Exchange Act, and each Purchaser is acting
independently with respect to its investment in the Shares.
(k) Trading Activities.
Each Purchaser agrees that it shall not, directly or indirectly, engage in any
short sales with respect to the Common Stock for a period of one (1) year
following the Closing.
(l) Brokers. Other
than to Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx, LLC, each Purchaser has no knowledge of any
brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions that are or will be payable by the
Company or any Subsidiary to any broker, financial advisor or consultant,
finder, placement agent, investment banker, bank or other person or entity with
respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(m) Attorney-in-Fact. To
effectuate the terms and provisions hereof, the Purchaser hereby appoint the
Placement Agent as its attorney-in-fact (and the Placement Agent hereby accepts
such appointment) for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of the Escrow
Agreement by and between the Company, the Placement Agent and Sichenzia Xxxx
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx LLP (the “Escrow Agreement”)
including, without limitation, taking any action on behalf of, or at the
instruction of, the Purchasers and executing any release notices required under
the Escrow Agreement and taking any action and executing any instrument that the
Placement Agent may deem necessary or advisable (and lawful) to accomplish the
purposes hereof. All acts done under the foregoing authorization are
hereby ratified and approved and neither the Placement Agent nor any designee
nor agent thereof shall be liable for any acts of commission or omission, for
any error of judgment, for any mistake of fact or law except for acts of gross
negligence or willful misconduct. This power of attorney, being
coupled with an interest, is irrevocable while the Escrow Agreement remains in
effect.
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ARTICLE
III
Covenants
The
Company covenants with each of the Purchasers as follows, which covenants are
for the benefit of the Purchasers and their permitted assignees (as defined
herein).
Section
3.1 Securities
Compliance. The Company shall notify the Commission in
accordance with their rules and regulations, of the transactions contemplated by
any of the Transaction Documents, including filing a Form D with respect to the
Units, the Common Shares, Warrants and Warrant Shares as required under
Regulation D and applicable “blue sky” laws, and shall take all other necessary
action and proceedings as may be required and permitted by applicable law, rule
and regulation, for the legal and valid issuance of the Units, the Common
Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares to the Purchasers or subsequent
holders.
Section
3.2 Registration and
Listing. The Company shall (a) comply in all respects with its
reporting and filing obligations under the Exchange Act, (b) comply with all
requirements related to any registration statement filed pursuant to this
Agreement or the Registration Rights Agreement, and (c) not take any action or
file any document (whether or not permitted by the Securities Act or the rules
promulgated thereunder) to terminate or suspend such registration or to
terminate or suspend its reporting and filing obligations under the Exchange Act
or Securities Act except as permitted under the Transaction Documents. The
Company will take all action necessary to continue the quotation or listing of
its Common Stock on the OTC Bulletin Board or other exchange or market on which
the Common Stock is trading or may be traded in the future. Subject to the terms
of the Transaction Documents, the Company further covenants that it will take
such further action as the Purchasers may reasonably request, all to the extent
required from time to time to enable the Purchasers to sell the Shares without
registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions
provided by Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, as amended. Upon the
request of the Purchasers, the Company shall deliver to the Purchasers a written
certification of a duly authorized officer as to whether it has complied with
such requirements.
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Section
3.3 Integration. The
Company shall not sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to buy or otherwise
negotiate in respect of any security (as defined in Section 2 of the Securities
Act) that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Shares to the
Purchasers in a manner that would require the registration under the Securities
Act of the sale of the Shares to the Purchasers or that would be integrated with
the offer or sale of the Shares for purposes of the rules and regulations of any
national securities exchange or quotation system.
Section
3.4 Compliance with
Laws. The Company shall comply, and cause each subsidiary to
comply in all material respects, with all applicable laws, rules, regulations
and orders.
Section
3.5 Keeping of Records and Books
of Account. The Company shall keep and cause each subsidiary
to keep adequate records and books of account, in which complete entries will be
made in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, reflecting all financial
transactions of the Company and its subsidiaries, and in which, for each fiscal
year, all proper reserves for depreciation, depletion, obsolescence,
amortization, taxes, bad debts and other purposes in connection with its
business shall be made.
Section
3.6 Reporting
Requirements. If the Commission ceases making periodic reports
filed under the Exchange Act available via the Internet, then at a Purchaser’s
request the Company shall furnish the following to such Purchaser so long as
such Purchaser shall beneficially own any Shares:
(a) Quarterly
Reports filed with the Commission on Form 10-Q as soon as practical after the
document is filed with the Commission, and in any event within five (5) days
after the document is filed with the Commission;
(b) Annual
Reports filed with the Commission on Form 10-K as soon as practical after the
document is filed with the Commission, and in any event within five (5) days
after the document is filed with the Commission; and
(c) Copies of
all notices and information, including without limitation notices and proxy
statements in connection with any meetings, that are provided to holders of
shares of Common Stock, contemporaneously with the delivery of such notices or
information to such holders of Common Stock.
Section
3.7 Amendments. The
Company shall not amend or waive any provision of the Articles or Bylaws of the
Company in any way that would adversely the rights of the holder of the
Shares.
Section
3.8 Other
Agreements. The Company shall not enter into any agreement in
which the terms of such agreement would restrict or impair the right or ability
to perform of the Company or any subsidiary under any Transaction
Document.
Section
3.9 Use of
Proceeds. As set forth in Schedule 3.9, the net
proceeds from the sale of the Units hereunder shall be used by the Company for
working capital and general corporate purposes and not to redeem any Common
Stock or securities convertible, exercisable or exchangeable into Common Stock
or to settle any outstanding litigation.
Section
3.10 Reservation of
Shares. So long as any of the Warrants remain outstanding, the
Company shall take all action necessary to at all times have authorized, and
reserved for the purpose of issuance, no less than one hundred twenty percent
(120%) of the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock needed to provide for
the issuance of the Warrant Shares.
Section
3.11 Disposition of
Assets. So long as any Warrants remain outstanding, neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary shall sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any
of its properties, assets and rights including, without limitation, its software
and intellectual property, to any person except for (i) sales to customers in
the ordinary course of business, (ii) sales or transfers between the Company and
its Subsidiaries or between Subsidiaries of the Company, or (iii) otherwise with
the prior written consent of the holders of a majority of the Warrants then
outstanding.
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Section
3.12 Reporting
Status. So long as a Purchaser beneficially owns any of the
Shares, the Company shall timely file all reports required to be filed with the
Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act, and the Company shall not terminate its
status as an issuer required to file reports under the Exchange Act even if the
Exchange Act or the rules and regulations thereunder would permit such
termination.
Section
3.13 Disclosure of
Transaction. The Company shall issue a press release
describing the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby (the
“Press
Release”) as soon as practicable after the Closing but in no event later
than 9:00 A.M. Eastern Time on the first Trading Day following the Closing. The
Company shall also file with the Commission, the Form 8-K describing the
material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Share Exchange
Agreement (and attaching as exhibits thereto this Agreement, the Registration
Rights Agreement, the Escrow Agreement, form of Warrant, the Press Release, the
Share Exchange Agreement and each of the Restructuring Agreements) as soon as
practicable following the Closing Date but in no event more than four (4)
Trading Days following the Closing Date, which Press Release and Form 8-K shall
be subject to prior review and comment by counsel for the Purchasers. “Trading Day” means
any day during which the OTC Bulletin Board (or other quotation venue or
principal exchange on which the Common Stock is traded) shall be open for
trading.
Section
3.14 Disclosure of Material
Information. The Company covenants and agrees that neither it
nor any other person acting on its behalf has provided or will provide any
Purchaser or its agents or counsel with any information that the Company
believes constitutes material non-public information (other than with respect to
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement), unless prior thereto such
Purchaser shall have executed a written agreement regarding the confidentiality
and use of such information. The Company understands and confirms
that each Purchaser shall be relying on the foregoing representations in
effecting transactions in securities of the Company.
Section
3.15 Pledge of
Securities. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the
Shares may be pledged by a Purchaser in connection with a bona fide margin agreement
or other loan or financing arrangement that is secured by the Common Stock. The
pledge of Common Stock shall not be deemed to be a transfer, sale or assignment
of the Common Stock hereunder, and no Purchaser effecting a pledge of Common
Stock shall be required to provide the Company with any notice thereof or
otherwise make any delivery to the Company pursuant to this Agreement or any
other Transaction Document; provided, that a
Purchaser and its pledgee shall be required to comply with the provisions of
Article V hereof in order to effect a sale, transfer or assignment of Common
Stock to such pledgee. At the Purchasers’ expense, the Company hereby agrees to
execute and deliver such documentation as a pledgee of the Common Stock may
reasonably request in connection with a pledge of the Common Stock to such
pledgee by a Purchaser.
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Section
3.16 Variable Rate
Transactions. From the date
hereof until no Warrants are outstanding, the Company shall be not effect or
enter into an agreement to effect any subsequent financing involving a “Variable Rate
Transaction”. The term “Variable Rate
Transaction” shall mean a transaction in which the Company issues or
sells (i) any debt or equity securities that are convertible into, exchangeable
or exercisable for, or include the right to receive additional shares of Common
Stock either (A) at a conversion, exercise or exchange rate or other price that
is based upon and/or varies with the trading prices of or quotations for the
shares of Common Stock at any time after the initial issuance of such debt or
equity securities, or (B) with a conversion, exercise or exchange price that is
subject to being reset at some future date after the initial issuance of such
debt or equity security or upon the occurrence of specified or contingent events
directly or indirectly related to the business of the Company or the market for
the Common Stock.
Section
3.17 Subsequent Equity
Sales.
(a) Until the
one year anniversary of the date of the Final Closing, if the Company
sells or grants any option to purchase or sells or grants any right to reprice,
or otherwise disposes of or issues (or announces any sale, grant or any option
to purchase or other disposition), any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents
(as defined herein) entitling any Person to acquire shares of Common Stock at an
effective price per share that is lower than the then Share Purchase Price (such
lower price, the “Base
Share Price” and such issuances, collectively, a “Dilutive Issuance”)
(if the holder of the Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents so issued shall
at any time, whether by operation of purchase price adjustments, reset
provisions, floating conversion, exercise or exchange prices or otherwise, or
due to warrants, options or rights per share which are issued in connection with
such issuance, be entitled to receive shares of Common Stock at an effective
price per share that is lower than the Share Purchase Price, such issuance shall
be deemed to have occurred for less than the Share Purchase Price on such date
of the Dilutive Issuance), then the Company shall issue to each Purchaser such
number of shares of Common Stock equal to the difference between (i) the
quotient of such Purchaser’s Purchase Price divided by the Base Share Price, and
(ii) such Purchaser’s Common Shares. Such adjustment shall be made
whenever such Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents are
issued. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no adjustment will be made
under this Section 3.17 in respect of an Exempt Issuance (as defined
below). If the Company enters into a Variable Rate Transaction,
despite the prohibition set forth in Section 3.18, the Company shall be deemed
to have issued Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents at the lowest possible
conversion price at which such securities may be converted or
exercised. As used herein, “Common Stock
Equivalents” means any securities of the Company or the Subsidiaries
which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock,
including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, rights, options,
warrants or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable
or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive Common
Stock. As used herein, “Exempt Issuance”
means the issuance of (a) shares of Common Stock or options to employees,
officers, consultant or directors of the Company pursuant to any stock or option
plan duly adopted for such purpose by a majority of the non-employee members of
the Board of Directors or a majority of the members of a committee of
non-employee directors established for such purpose, (b) securities upon the
exercise or exchange of any securities issued in connection with the Offering
and/or other securities exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible into
shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding on the date of this Agreement, and
(c) securities issued pursuant to acquisitions or strategic transactions
approved by a majority of the directors of the Company, provided that any such
issuance shall only be to a person which is, itself or through its subsidiaries,
an operating company or the controlling shareholder of an operating company in a
business synergistic with the business of the Company and from which the Company
receives benefits in addition to the investment of funds, but shall not include
a transaction in which the Company is issuing securities primarily for the
purpose of raising capital or to an entity whose primary business is investing
in securities.
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(b) The
Company shall notify the Purchaser in writing, no later than one (1) business
day following the issuance of any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents
subject to this Section 3.17, indicating therein the applicable issuance price,
or applicable reset price, exchange price, conversion price and other pricing
terms (such notice, the “Dilutive Issuance
Notice”). For purposes of clarification, whether or not the
Company provides a Dilutive Issuance Notice pursuant to this Section 3.17, upon
the occurrence of any Dilutive Issuance, the Share Purchase Price shall be
reduced to equal the Base Share Price, regardless of whether the Holder
accurately refers to the Base Share Price in the Dilutive Issuance
Notice.
Section
3.18 Exchange
Listing. The Company use its best efforts to list and trade
its shares of Common Stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market or the Nasdaq Global
Market or any successor market thereto (collectively, “Nasdaq”), or NYSE
Amex or any successor market thereto (together with Nasdaq, each a “National Stock
Exchange”) at the earliest possible time it meets the listing
requirements for listing on such National Stock Exchange and shall take all
commercially reasonable actions to fulfill the said requirement by no later than
the date which is [six months] after the Closing Date.
ARTICLE
IV
CONDITIONS
Section
4.1 Conditions Precedent to the
Obligation of the Company to Sell the Units. The obligation
hereunder of the Company to issue and sell the Units, and the underlying Common
Shares and the Warrants to the Purchasers is subject to the satisfaction or
waiver, at or before the Closing, of each of the conditions set forth below.
These conditions are for the Company’s sole benefit and may be waived by the
Company at any time in its sole discretion.
(a) Accuracy of Each Purchaser’s
Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of
each Purchaser in this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents to
which such Purchaser is a party shall be true and correct in all material
respects as of the date when made and as of the Closing Date as though made at
that time, except for representations and warranties that are expressly made as
of a particular date, which shall be true and correct in all material respects
as of such date.
(b) Performance by the
Purchasers. Each Purchaser shall have performed, satisfied and complied
in all respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by this
Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by such Purchaser at or
prior to the Closing.
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(c) No Injunction. No
statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall
have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by any court or governmental
authority of competent jurisdiction which prohibits the consummation of any of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(d) Delivery of Purchase
Price. The Purchase Price for the Units, the Common Shares and Warrants
has been delivered to the escrow agent pursuant to the Escrow General
Agreement.
(e) Delivery of Transaction
Documents. The Transaction Documents to which the Purchasers are parties
have been duly executed and delivered by the Purchasers to the
Company.
(f) Share Exchange
Transaction. Prior to the Closing, the Share Exchange Transaction shall
have been consummated.
Section
4.2 Conditions Precedent to the
Obligation of the Purchasers to Purchase the Units. The
obligation hereunder of each Purchaser to acquire and pay for the Units is
subject to the satisfaction or waiver, at or before the Closing, of each of the
conditions set forth below. These conditions are for each Purchaser’s sole
benefit and may be waived by such Purchaser at any time in its sole
discretion.
(a) Accuracy of the Company’s
Representations and Warranties. Each of the representations and
warranties of the Company in this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents
shall be true and correct in all respects as of the date when made and as of the
Closing Date as though made at that time (except for representations and
warranties that are expressly made as of a particular date), which shall be true
and correct in all respects as of such date.
(b) Performance by the
Company. The Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all
respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by this
Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior
to the Closing.
(c) No Suspension, Etc.
Quotation of the Common Stock shall not have been suspended by the Commission or
the OTC Bulletin Board (except for any suspension of trading of limited duration
agreed to by the Company, which suspension shall be terminated prior to the
Closing), and, at any time prior to the Closing Date, trading in securities
generally as reported by Bloomberg Financial Markets (“Bloomberg”) shall not
have been suspended or limited, or minimum prices shall not have been
established on securities whose trades are reported by Bloomberg, or on the New
York Stock Exchange, nor shall a banking moratorium have been declared either by
the United States or New York State authorities, nor shall there have occurred
any material outbreak or escalation of hostilities or other national or
international calamity or crisis of such magnitude in its effect on, or any
material adverse change in any financial market which, in each case, in the
judgment of such Purchaser, makes it impracticable or inadvisable to purchase
the Common Shares.
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(d) No Injunction. No
statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall
have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by any court or governmental
authority of competent jurisdiction which prohibits the consummation of any of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(e) No Proceedings or
Litigation. No action, suit or proceeding before any arbitrator or any
governmental authority shall have been commenced, and no investigation by any
governmental authority shall have been threatened, against the Company or any
subsidiary, or any of the officers, directors or affiliates of the Company or
any subsidiary seeking to restrain, prevent or change the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, or seeking damages in connection with such
transactions.
(f) Registration Rights
Agreement. At the Closing, the Company shall have executed and delivered
the Registration Rights Agreement to each Purchaser.
(g) Irrevocable Transfer Agent
Instructions and Warrants. The Company shall have executed and delivered
to the Purchasers an irrevocable instructions letter in the form of Exhibit D attached
hereto instructing the Company’s transfer agent to issue to the Purchasers the
certificates (in such denominations as such Purchaser shall request) for the
Common Shares being acquired by such Purchaser at the Closing (in such
denominations as such Purchaser shall request) to such address as requested by
such Purchaser, and shall have executed and delivered to the Purchasers the
certificates (in such denominations as such Purchaser shall request) for the
Warrants.
(h) Resolutions. The
Board of Directors of the Company shall have adopted resolutions consistent with
Section 2.1(b) hereof in a form reasonably acceptable to such Purchaser (the
“Resolutions”).
(i) Reservation of
Shares. As of the Closing Date, the Company shall have reserved out of
its authorized and unissued Common Stock, solely for the purpose of effecting
the exercise of the Warrants, a number of shares of Common Stock equal to one
hundred twenty percent (120%) of the aggregate number of Warrant Shares issuable
upon exercise of the number of Warrants issued or to be issued pursuant to this
Agreement.
(j) Secretary’s
Certificate. The Company shall have delivered to such Purchaser a
secretary’s certificate, dated as of the Closing Date, as to (i) the
Resolutions, (ii) the Articles, (iii) the Bylaws, and (iv) the authority and
incumbency of the officers of the Company executing the Transaction Documents
and any other documents required to be executed or delivered in connection
therewith.
(k) Officer’s
Certificate. The Company shall have delivered to the Purchasers a
certificate of an executive officer of the Company, dated as of the Closing
Date, confirming the accuracy of the Company’s representations, warranties and
covenants as of the Closing Date and confirming the compliance by the Company
with the conditions precedent set forth in this Section 4.2 as of the Closing
Date.
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(l) Escrow Agreement. At
the Closing, the Company, the Placement Agent and the escrow agent shall have
executed the Escrow Agreement in the form of Exhibit C attached
hereto.
(m) Material Adverse
Effect. No Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred at or before the
Closing Date.
(n) Share Exchange
Transaction. Prior to the Closing, the Share Exchange Transaction shall
have been consummated.
(o) Draft Press Release.
No later than two (2) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall
have delivered to each of the Purchasers, a draft of the press release
announcing the transaction contemplated hereby (the “Draft Press
Release”), in substantially final form, that it proposes to file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission as part of Draft Form 8-K and distribute to
the public, which Draft Press Release shall be reasonably acceptable to the
Purchasers.
ARTICLE
V
Stock
Certificate Legend
Section
5.1 Legend. Each
certificate representing the Common Shares and the Warrants, and, if
appropriate, securities issued upon conversion thereof, shall be stamped or
otherwise imprinted with a legend substantially in the following form (in
addition to any legend required by applicable state securities or “blue sky”
laws):
THESE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE (THE “SECURITIES”) HAVE NOT BEEN
REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”)
OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR OTHERWISE
DISPOSED OF UNLESS REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND UNDER APPLICABLE
STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR THE COMPANY SHALL HAVE RECEIVED AN OPINION OF COUNSEL
THAT REGISTRATION OF SUCH SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND UNDER THE
PROVISIONS OF APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS IS NOT REQUIRED.
The
Company agrees to reissue certificates representing any of the Common Shares and
the Warrant Shares, without the legend set forth above if at such time, prior to
making any transfer of any such securities, such holder thereof shall give
written notice to the Company describing the manner and terms of such transfer
and removal as the Company may reasonably request. Such proposed transfer and
removal will not be effected until: (a) either (i) the Company has received an
opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that
the registration of the Common Shares or the Warrant Shares under the Securities
Act is not required in connection with such proposed transfer, (ii) a
registration statement under the Securities Act covering such proposed
disposition has been filed by the Company with the Commission and has become
effective under the Securities Act, (iii) the Company has received other
evidence
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reasonably
satisfactory to the Company that such registration and qualification under the
Securities Act and state securities laws are not required, or (iv) the holder
provides the Company with reasonable assurances that such security can be sold
pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act; and (b) either (i) the Company
has received an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to
the effect that registration or qualification under the securities or “blue sky”
laws of any state is not required in connection with such proposed disposition,
or (ii) compliance with applicable state securities or “blue sky” laws has been
effected or a valid exemption exists with respect thereto. The Company will
respond to any such notice from a holder within five (5) business days. In the
case of any proposed transfer under this Section 5.1, the Company will use
reasonable efforts to comply with any such applicable state securities or “blue
sky” laws, but shall in no event be required, (x) to qualify to do business in
any state where it is not then qualified, (y) to take any action that would
subject it to tax or to the general service of process in any state where it is
not then subject, or (z) to comply with state securities or “blue sky” laws of
any state for which registration by coordination is unavailable to the Company.
The restrictions on transfer contained in this Section 5.1 shall be in addition
to, and not by way of limitation of, any other restrictions on transfer
contained in any other section of this Agreement. Whenever a certificate
representing the Common Shares or Warrant Shares is required to be issued to a
Purchaser without a legend, in lieu of delivering physical certificates
representing the Common Shares or Warrant Shares (provided that a registration
statement under the Securities Act providing for the resale of the Warrant
Shares and Common Shares is then in effect), the Company may cause its transfer
agent to electronically transmit the Common Shares or Warrant Shares to a
Purchaser by crediting the account of such Purchaser or such Purchaser’s Prime
Broker with the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) through its
Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission (“DWAC”) system (to the
extent not inconsistent with any provisions of this Agreement).
ARTICLE
VI
Indemnification
Section
6.1 General
Indemnity. Subject to the provisions of this Section 6.1, the
Company will indemnify and hold each Purchaser and its directors, officers,
shareholders, members, partners, employees and agents (and any other persons
with a functionally equivalent role of a person holding such titles
notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title), each Person who
controls such Purchaser (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act
and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), and the directors, officers, shareholders,
agents, members, partners or employees (and any other persons with a
functionally equivalent role of a person holding such titles notwithstanding a
lack of such title or any other title) of such controlling person (each, a
“Purchaser
Party”) harmless from any and all losses, liabilities, obligations,
claims, contingencies, damages, costs and expenses, including all judgments,
amounts paid in settlements, court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and
costs of investigation that any such Purchaser Party may suffer or incur as a
result of or relating to (a) any breach of any of the representations,
warranties, covenants or agreements made by the Company in this Agreement or in
the other Transaction Documents or (b) any action instituted against a Purchaser
in any capacity, or any of them or their respective affiliates, by any
stockholder of the Company who is not an affiliate of such Purchaser, with
respect to any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents
(unless such action is based upon a breach of such Purchaser’s
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representations,
warranties or covenants under the Transaction Documents or any agreements or
understandings such Purchaser may have with any such stockholder or any
violations by the Purchaser of state or federal securities laws or any conduct
by such Purchaser which constitutes fraud, gross negligence, willful misconduct
or malfeasance, in which case such Purchaser will indemnify and hold harmless
the Company and its directors, officers, affiliates, agents, successors and
assigns from and against any and all resulting losses, liabilities,
deficiencies, costs, damages and expenses (including, without limitation,
reasonable attorneys’ fees, charges and disbursements) incurred by the Company,
provided that the maximum aggregate liability of each Purchaser
pursuant to its indemnification obligations under this Article VI shall not
exceed the portion of the Purchase Price paid by such Purchaser
hereunder.
Section
6.2 Indemnification
Procedure. Any party entitled to indemnification under this
Article VI (an “indemnified party”) will give written notice to the indemnifying
party of any matters giving rise to a claim for indemnification; provided, that the
failure of any party entitled to indemnification hereunder to give notice as
provided herein shall not relieve the indemnifying party of its obligations
under this Article VI except to the extent that the indemnifying party is
actually prejudiced by such failure to give notice. In case any action,
proceeding or claim is brought against an indemnified party in respect of which
indemnification is sought hereunder, the indemnifying party shall be entitled to
participate in and, unless in the reasonable judgment of the indemnified party a
conflict of interest between it and the indemnifying party may exist with
respect of such action, proceeding or claim, to assume the defense thereof with
counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. In the event that the
indemnifying party advises an indemnified party that it will contest such a
claim for indemnification hereunder, or fails, within thirty (30) days of
receipt of any indemnification notice to notify, in writing, such person of its
election to defend, settle or compromise, at its sole cost and expense, any
action, proceeding or claim (or discontinues its defense at any time after it
commences such defense), then the indemnified party may, at its option, defend,
settle or otherwise compromise or pay such action or claim. In any event, unless
and until the indemnifying party elects in writing to assume and does so assume
the defense of any such claim, proceeding or action, the indemnified party’s
costs and expenses arising out of the defense, settlement or compromise of any
such action, claim or proceeding shall be losses subject to indemnification
hereunder. The indemnified party shall cooperate fully with the indemnifying
party in connection with any negotiation or defense of any such action or claim
by the indemnifying party and shall furnish to the indemnifying party all
information reasonably available to the indemnified party which relates to such
action or claim. The indemnifying party shall keep the indemnified party fully
apprised at all times as to the status of the defense or any settlement
negotiations with respect thereto. If the indemnifying party elects to defend
any such action or claim, then the indemnified party shall be entitled to
participate in such defense with counsel of its choice at its sole cost and
expense. The indemnifying party shall not be liable for any settlement of any
action, claim or proceeding effected without its prior written consent.
Notwithstanding anything in this Article VI to the contrary, the indemnifying
party shall not, without the indemnified party’s prior written consent, settle
or compromise any claim or consent to entry of any judgment in respect thereof
which imposes any future obligation on the indemnified party or which does not
include, as an unconditional term thereof, the giving by the claimant or the
plaintiff to the indemnified party of a release from all liability in respect of
such claim. The indemnification required by this Article VI shall be made by
periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of investigation or
defense, as and when bills are received or expense, loss, damage or liability is
incurred, so long as the indemnified party irrevocably agrees to refund such
moneys if it is ultimately determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that
such party was not entitled to indemnification. The indemnity agreements
contained herein shall be in addition to (a) any cause of action or similar
rights of the indemnified party against the indemnifying party or others, and
(b) any liabilities the indemnifying party may be subject to pursuant to the
law.
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ARTICLE
VII
Miscellaneous
Section
7.1 Fees and
Expenses. Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement and
the other Transaction Documents, each party shall pay the fees and expenses of
its advisors, counsel, accountants and other experts, if any, and all other
expenses, incurred by such party incident to the negotiation, preparation,
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, provided that the Company
shall pay all actual and reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses (including
disbursements and out-of-pocket expenses) up to a maximum of $25,000 incurred by
the Purchasers in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution and
delivery of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents. The
Company shall also pay all reasonable fees and expenses incurred by the
Purchasers in connection with the enforcement of this Agreement or any of the
other Transaction Documents, including, without limitation, all reasonable
attorneys’ fees and expenses but only if the Purchasers are successful in any
litigation or arbitration relating to such enforcement.
Section
7.2 Specific Enforcement,
Consent to Jurisdiction.
(a) The
Company and the Purchasers acknowledge and agree that irreparable damage would
occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement or the other
Transaction Documents were not performed in accordance with their specific terms
or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties shall be
entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent or cure breaches of the
provisions of this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents and to enforce
specifically the terms and provisions hereof or thereof, this being in addition
to any other remedy to which any of them may be entitled by law or
equity.
(b) Each of
the Company and the Purchasers (i) hereby irrevocably submits to the
jurisdiction of the United States District Court sitting in the Southern
District of New York and the courts of the State of New York located in New York
county for the purposes of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or
relating to this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents or the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby and (ii) hereby waives, and agrees
not to assert in any such suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not
personally subject to the jurisdiction of such court, that the suit, action or
proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of the suit,
action or proceeding is improper. Each of the Company and the Purchasers
consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by
mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address in effect for notices to it
under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and
sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing in this Section 7.2
shall affect or limit any right to serve process in any other manner permitted
by law.
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Section
7.3 Entire Agreement;
Amendment. This Agreement and the other Transaction Documents
contains the entire understanding and agreement of the parties with respect to
the matters covered hereby and, except as specifically set forth herein or in
the Transaction Documents, neither the Company nor any of the Purchasers makes
any representations, warranty, covenant or undertaking with respect to such
matters and they supersede all prior understandings and agreements with respect
to said subject matter, all of which are merged herein. No provision of this
Agreement nor any of the Transaction Documents may be waived or amended other
than by a written instrument signed by the Company and at least fifty percent
(50%) of Purchasers, and no provision hereof may be waived other than by an a
written instrument signed by the party against whom enforcement of any such
amendment or waiver is sought. No such amendment shall be effective to the
extent that it applies to less than all of the holders of the Common Shares then
outstanding. No consideration shall be offered or paid to any person to amend or
consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of any of the Transaction
Documents unless the same consideration is also offered to all of the parties to
the Transaction Documents or holders of Common Shares, as the case may
be.
Section
7.4 Notices. Any
notice, demand, request, waiver or other communication required or permitted to
be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be effective (a) upon hand
delivery by telex (with correct answer back received), telecopy or facsimile at
the address or number designated below (if delivered on a business day during
normal business hours where such notice is to be received), or the first
business day following such delivery (if delivered other than on a business day
during normal business hours where such notice is to be received) or (b) on the
second business day following the date of mailing by express courier service,
fully prepaid, addressed to such address, or upon actual receipt of such
mailing, whichever shall first occur. The addresses for such communications
shall be:
If to the
Company:
Artistry
Publication, Inc.
0000
XxxxXxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Tel.
No.:
Fax
No.:
with
copies to:
Xxxxxxxxxx
& Xxxxx, LLP
Attn: Xxxxx
X. Xxxxx, Esq.
00000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000-0000
Tel. No.:
(000) 000-0000
Fax No.:
(000) 000-0000
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If
to any Purchaser:
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At
the address of such Purchaser set forth on such Purchaser’s signature page
to this Agreement, with copies to:
|
Sichenzia
Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx LLP
00
Xxxxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx,
XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Esq.
Tel.
No.: (000) 000-0000
Fax
No.: (000) 000-0000
Any party
hereto may from time to time change its address for notices by giving at least
ten (10) days written notice of such changed address to the other party
hereto.
Section
7.5 Waivers. No
waiver by either party of any default with respect to any provision, condition
or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in
the future or a waiver of any other provisions, condition or requirement hereof,
nor shall any delay or omission of any party to exercise any right hereunder in
any manner impair the exercise of any such right accruing to it
thereafter.
Section
7.6 Headings. The
article, section and subsection headings in this Agreement are for convenience
only and shall not constitute a part of this Agreement for any other purpose and
shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions
hereof.
Section
7.7 Successors and
Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of the parties and their successors and assigns. The Company
may not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the
prior written consent of each Purchaser (other than by merger). Any
Purchaser may assign any or all of its rights under this Agreement to any Person
to whom such Purchaser assigns or transfers any Securities, provided that such
transferee agrees in writing to be bound, with respect to the transferred
Securities, by the provisions of the Transaction Documents that apply to the
“Purchasers.”
Section
7.8 No Third Party
Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of
the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns and is
not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other
person.
Section
7.9 Governing
Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware, without giving
effect to any of the conflicts of law principles which would result in the
application of the substantive law of another jurisdiction. This Agreement shall
not be interpreted or construed with any presumption against the party causing
this Agreement to be drafted.
Section
7.10 Survival. The
representations and warranties of the Company and the Purchasers shall survive
the execution and delivery hereof and the Closings hereunder for a period of two
years following the Closing Date.
Section
7.11 Counterparts. This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so
executed shall be deemed to be an original and, all of which taken together
shall constitute one and the same Agreement and shall become effective when
counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other parties
hereto, it being understood that all parties need not sign the same counterpart.
In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission, such
signature shall create a valid binding obligation of the party executing (or on
whose behalf such signature is executed) the same with the same force and effect
as if such facsimile signature were the original thereof.
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Section
7.12 Publicity. The
Company agrees that it will not disclose, and will not include in any public
announcement, the name of the Purchasers without the consent of the Purchasers
unless and until such disclosure is required by law or applicable regulation,
and then only to the extent of such requirement.
Section
7.13 Severability. The
provisions of this Agreement and the Transaction Documents are severable and, in
the event that any court of competent jurisdiction shall determine that any one
or more of the provisions or part of the provisions contained in this Agreement
or the Transaction Documents shall, for any reason, be held to be invalid,
illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or
unenforceability shall not affect any other provision or part of a provision of
this Agreement or the Transaction Documents and such provision shall be reformed
and construed as if such invalid or illegal or unenforceable provision, or part
of such provision, had never been contained herein, so that such provisions
would be valid, legal and enforceable to the maximum extent
possible.
Section
7.14 Further
Assurances. From and after the date of this Agreement, upon
the request of any Purchaser or the Company, each of the Company and the
Purchasers shall execute and deliver such instrument, documents and other
writings as may be reasonably necessary or desirable to confirm and carry out
and to effectuate fully the intent and purposes of this Agreement, the Common
Shares, the Warrants, the Warrant Shares, the Registration Rights Agreement and
the other Transaction Documents.
Section
7.15 Independent Nature of
Purchasers’ Obligations and Rights. The obligations of each
Purchaser under any Transaction Document are several and not joint with the
obligations of any other Purchaser, and no Purchaser shall be responsible in any
way for the performance or non-performance of the obligations of any other
Purchaser under any Transaction Document. Nothing contained herein or
in any other Transaction Document, and no action taken by any Purchaser pursuant
thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Purchasers as a partnership, an
association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a
presumption that the Purchasers are in any way acting in concert or as a group
with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by the
Transaction Documents. Each Purchaser shall be entitled to
independently protect and enforce its rights, including, without limitation, the
rights arising out of this Agreement or out of the other Transaction Documents,
and it shall not be necessary for any other Purchaser to be joined as an
additional party in any proceeding for such purpose.
Section
7.16 Construction. The
parties agree that each of them and/or their respective counsel has reviewed and
had an opportunity to revise the Transaction Documents and, therefore, the
normal rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be
resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation
of the Transaction Documents or any amendments hereto.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly
executed by their respective authorized officer as of the date first above
written.
ARTISTRY
PUBLICATIONS, INC.
By:
Name:
Title:
[REMAINDER
OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK
SIGNATURE
PAGE FOR PURCHASER FOLLOWS]
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[PURCHASER
SIGNATURE PAGES TO APBS SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT]
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement
to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date
first indicated above.
Name of
Purchaser: ________________________________________________________
Signature of Authorized Signatory of
Purchaser: __________________________________
Name of
Authorized Signatory:
____________________________________________________
Title of
Authorized Signatory:
_____________________________________________________
Email
Address of Authorized Signatory:
_____________________________________________
Facsimile
Number of Authorized Signatory:
__________________________________________
Address
for Notice of Purchaser:
Address
for Delivery of Securities for Purchaser (if not same as address for
notice):
Subscription
Amount: _____________
Number of
Shares: _____________
Number of
Warrant Shares: _____________
EIN
Number: [PROVIDE
THIS UNDER SEPARATE COVER]
[SIGNATURE
PAGES CONTINUE]
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